"I made some soup," Jay said as he came in balancing a bowl and a mug full of hot chocolate a couple of hours later. "So, how's she doing?"

"Her temperature's almost normal and she's breathing alright," Kay said as he looked down at her. She was still unnaturally pale though, he skin appearing bone white and almost translucient. He carefully raised her up in the bed, slipping behind her to support her back. "Elle, time to wake up now."

Elle was floating somewhere safe and warm. She could feel someone holding her, comforting her, and a steady soothing noise surrounding her. She didn't want to move. She was so comfortable here. She could hear a voice calling to her, urging her to open her eyes, though. She slowly drifted up again and a moment later, she was looking up at Kay.

"Here. We have something for you to eat," he said as he took the bowl from Jay and carefully checked the soup to make sure it wasn't too hot before starting to spoon it into her mouth.

"Hot chocolate, too," Jay said with a smile. "I'm sure that will make you feel lots better."

"Thank you," Elle whispered as she closed her eyes again. She didn't have the energy to hold them open. She reached out and squeezed Kay's hand, letting him know that she was still awake, though.

A little while later, they had managed to get the soup and chocolate into Elle and she was fast asleep in Kay's arms again. "Take the first watch, Slick," Kay said as he carefully settled her back down into bed again. "I'll take over in a few hours."

"Fine," Jay said as he headed back into the main room of the cabin. He was surprised that Kay wanted him to take the first watch but he supposed that anyone, even his seemingly unflaggable partner would be tired after what they had been through, especially since Kay had done mouth to mouth for four hours. The few times jay had been forced to try it as a cop, he had thought he was going to pass out after five minutes.

"Kay?" Elle murmered as soon as they were alone.

"It's alright," he reassured her. "Go back to sleep."

"I heard you," she whispered. "Calling for me, telling me to come back." She could feel herself drifting back into sleep again. "Don't leave me."

"Not going anywhere," he whispered as her as her eyelids slipped shut again and a moment later, she was fast asleep.